Turkic peoples

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Turkic peoples

Current independent Turkic states in red
Total population
Approx. 140–160 million or over 170 million

The Turkic peoples are a group of peoples. They speak languages belonging to the Turkic family. Turkics come mainly from these independent states: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan.

However. Turkics live in many places and include most people in Central Asia. Many live in Siberia, the Caucasus area, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe.

Turkic people can sometimes understand one other during communication because of their languages are often connected to Turkic and have the same words.

Pictures

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  Altai man in national suit on horseback.
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  Azerbaijani girls in traditional dress.
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  Bashkir boys in national dress.
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  A Chuvash woman dancer in traditional dress.
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  Young and old Gagauz people.
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  Old Karachay men in the 19th century.
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  Khakas people with traditional instruments.
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  Kazakh family inside a Yurt.
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  Kyrgyz elders in On-Archa, Kyrgyzstan.
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  Nogai man in national costume.
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  Yoruk girls in their traditional clothes.
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  Turkmen girl in national dress.
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  Tuvan men and women in Kyzyl, Tuva.
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  An Uyghur girl in Xinjiang, China.
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  Uzbek children in Samarkand.

Related pages

• Turkic languages